New Zealand Flashcards
Hawke’s Bay is sheltered from the Westerlies by what mountain ranges?
Kaweka Ranges
Ruahine Ranges
% of New Zealand wine that is exported
66%
what are the “roaring forties”
strong westerly winds from the Tasman Sea
- reason not much viticulture on west side of New Zealand
who is New Zealand’s largest sparkling wine producer?
Landauer
Central Otago’s warmer sub-regions
Bannockburn, Bendigo, Cromwell Basin
name 3 producers in Bannockburn
Felton Road, Mt Difficulty, Akarua
name 3 producers in Bendigo
Mud House, Quartz Reef
name a producer of Cromwell Basin
Burn Cottage
region of New Zealand showing promise for Gewurztraminer:
Gisborne (Poverty Bay)
% of New Zealand wine closed with screw cap:
85% (Kim Crawford was 1st)
3rd most planted grape of Canterberry
Riesling
Central Otago’s cooler sub-regions
Gibbston & Wannaka
region of New Zealand most comparable to Burgundy
Canterbury
Auckland sub regions
Kumeo, Waiheke, Mutukana
primary sub-regions of Nelson
Waimea Plains, Upper Moutare
notable Hawke’s Bay sub-regions
Gimblett Gravels, Ngtarawa, Dartmore Valley, Esk Valley
when were vines 1st planted in New Zealand and where?
1819 in Northland
-James Busby planted and made 1st wine in 1833
Is Wairau or Awatare the cooler sub-region of Marlborough
Awatare Valley
- pioneered by Vavasour in 1986
who launched Cloudy Bay? What year?
David Hohen (Cape Mentelle) 1985
New Zealand wine regions are defined by
Local Government Act of 1974
Marlborough sub-regions
Awatere, Wairau, Southern Valley
Waiparra is protected from eastern winds by ___________ and western winds by__________
Teviotdale Hills
Southern Alps
regions of New Zealands North Island
Northland Auckland Gisbourne Hawke's Bay Wairarapa
sub regions of Nelson
Waimea Plains, Upper Moutare, Motueka, Takaka
